Txirrita
Sign in to saveJose Manuel Lujanbio Retegi (also known as Txirrita, ), born on Hernani in 1860 and died in Altza in 1936, was a Basque composer of verse, known as bertsolaris.
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- 1860
- Died
- 1936
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- 1
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- Txirrita (Jose Manuel Lujanbio Retegi, 1860-1936)
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- Txirrita
- date of death
- 1936-06-03
- date of birth
- 1860-08-14
- birth name
- Jose Manuel Luxambio Retegui
- pseudonym
- Txirrita
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Jose Manuel Lujanbio Retegi (also known as Txirrita, ), born on Hernani in 1860 and died in Altza in 1936, was a Basque composer of verse, known as bertsolaris.
== Life == He was born in the Ereñozu neighborhood of Hernani and when he was still a child, his family moved to a baserri in Errenteria named Txirrita, from whence he acquired his nickname. In his last years he lived in the Gazteluene baserri in Altza.